COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Donald Trump says he will begin spending money on campaign advertising, despite what he views as comfortable leads in national and state preference polls. The Republican presidential front-runner says he doesn’t “want to take any chances.” He spoke to reporters Tuesday on his private jet before a rally in nearby…
BERLIN, N.H. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she now believes the Islamic State’s persecution of Christians, the Yazidi minority and other religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East should be defined as “genocide.” Clinton, responding to a voter in New Hampshire, says she’s been reluctant to use the term in recent…
Texas (AP) – Authorities say a teen fugitive known for using an “affluenza” defense and his mother are scheduled to depart for the U.S. after a phone call for pizza led to their capture in Mexico. Eighteen-year-old Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya Couch, were being held at immigration offices in Guadalajara on Tuesday. An immigration…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Kevin Puryear scored 13 points to go with eight rebounds as Missouri defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 78-25 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. It’s the lowest scoring total by a Missouri opponent since the Tigers defeated Iowa State 36-25 on Jan. 3, 1947. Wes Clark added 11 points, two rebounds…
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) – An unmarked police car stolen from Granite City has been recovered in nearby north St. Louis County, but several guns and other police equipment remain missing. Granite City Police Chief Rich Miller said the car was found Tuesday in the small city of Norwood Court along Interstate 70 west of…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Wesley Iwundu scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Kansas State used a dominant second half to top Saint Louis 75-47 and complete nonconference play with a 10-2 record. Kamau Stokes finished with 11 points and Justin Edwards 10 to go along with 6 rebounds. Seven players finished with 7 points…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Alexander Steen scored 4:01 into overtime, giving the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Steen got the puck from Paul Stastny and scored on a wrist shot in the slot, beating backup goalie Carter Hutton. It was his 13th goal of the season. St.…
( KTRS ) Interstate 44 is now closed between Bowles Avenue and Route 109 in West County due to flooding of the Meramec River at Route 141. MoDOT spokesman Chris Kelly say the closure is between mile marker 264 and 273 and is expected to last a few days. Due to other closures in the…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are again pushing for bills to address concerns that brought national attention to St. Louis after the civil unrest in Ferguson. The fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014 sparked protests in the area and around the country. Lawmakers last session passed a bill to limit the power and revenue-generating…
DIXON, Mo. (AP) – A sheriff says the body of a fifth international soldier from Fort Leonard Wood who died in weekend flooding has been found. Pulaski County Sheriff Ron Long said the soldier’s body was recovered Tuesday. He was with four other soldiers who drowned in Pulaski County Saturday. The bodies of the other…